I stayed with my brother Jim and his wife Debby over
the weekend of the reunion.
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We visited the Tonganoxie museum in the morning,
then had a picnic in the park with good BBQ and good talk.
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In the afternoon, we visited the original family homestead.
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Then it was on to to the Lake of the Ozarks for rest and relaxation.
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We made one boat trip southwards down the lake.
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There are far too many big powerboats on this lake!
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The first mate...and the skipper, too!
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The mushroom house.
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The Tan-Tar-A resort.
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It's hard to take pictures from a pitching deck!
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The bluffs around the Linn Creek Bend.
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Dinner was at "The Fish & Company", right on
the water.
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Back home again, entering the cove off Turkey Bend.
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The house from the water...
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...and the boat put away for the night. The chop from
wakes makes boat lifts a good idea.
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Our next excursion took us north up the lake.
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Condos and ridiculously large vacation homes are
nearly everywhere.
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The Grand Glaize bridge.
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Further up the Grand Glaize arm there's actually
some reasonably undeveloped shoreline.
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Lunch was at "Buck's", where you can get a
really-bad-for-you bacon double cheeseburger!
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Butterflies were just beginning to migrate.
This one lit in the garden just as we returned home.
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Some features from the lake side of the house.
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Martins really do live here! Dad's
trying to attract bluebirds, too.
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The grounds remain lush despite the summer's heat and
drought.
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